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Rocky Wirtz: Danny Wirtz won’t be Blackhawks president permanently

Blackhawks chairman Rocky Wirtz broke his silence Monday morning on 670 The Score’s “Mully & Haugh Show” and did an interview for the first time since firing John McDonough as team president and CEO on April 27.

The interview centered around the future plans for the team’s president role, which is currently occupied by Wirtz’s son, Danny Wirtz, in an interim capacity. Here are four things we learned from the elder Wirtz’s interview.

Danny Wirtz only interim president

When McDonough was fired and Danny was named the interim president many believed it was only a matter of time before Danny would have the interim tag removed.